Holder for licenses, etc.



Oct. 20J 1925.

T. E. A''KNS HOLDER FOR LIGENSESl ET June l?. 1924 waz/@w Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,558,213 PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS RALPH ATxINs, or LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To :RALPH M..-;DAV1S, or LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

-HOLDER FOR LICENSES, ETC.

Application Yinea :une 17, 1924. serial No. 720,553.

To .all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatl, THOMAS RALPH AT- HINs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynn, in thecounty of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented vnew and useful Improvements'in Holders -for Licenses, Etc., of which the' following -is a specification.

The invention` relates chiefiy to a holder for the license carried by the driver of a motor vehicle, and its chief Objectis to enable such license to be securely confined on the body of the user in compact form, and read-` ily accessible'for-exhibition to a traffic oilicer.

I attain this and other related objects by the improved holder construction hereinafter vdescribed and claimed.

Of the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specication Figure 1 is a side view of thefolder constituting an element of the holder, the folder being unfolded for exhibition.`

Figure 2 is a perspective view, showing the folder folded for insertion in the pouch constituting another element of the holder.

Figure 3is a side view showing the preferred construction of the pouch in an opened condition.

, Figure 3 is a section on line 3"--3a of Figure 3.

Figure ure 3.

FigureLl:a is a lview similar to Figure 4; showing a modification. Y

Figure 5 is a perspective view, showing the pouch prepared for use.

Figure 6 is a section Online 6-6 of Figure 5.v

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing another modification.

Figure 7j* is a perspective sectional view showing the modification shown by Figure 7 Figure 8 is a perspective -view showing the entire holder.

4c is a section on line 4--4 of Fig- The same reference characters indicate the storage space of the pouch being between said members and having an open mouth. The other part of the holder is a'lexible fastener suc as the socket member of. the snap vfastener above mentioned. The arrangement' is such that the folder ,when

folded and inserted in the pouch is retained thereln by the inter-engagement of said fastener members, the flap constituting a handlewhereby the holder may be inserted in and removed from the pouch when folded and held by the user when unfolded, so that an automobile license secured as hereinafter described to the folder and foldable therewith, may be conveniently held by the owner in position to be exhibited to a traffic officer. f

The preferred construction of the pouch is that shown by4 gures 3, 4, '5 and 6, the .pouch including two duplicate body parts or sections v12 and 13 preferably of flexible leather and connected atfopposite ends by rows 14 of stitches. The body part 12 constitutes the inner side ofthe pouch and is extended to form a flap portion 12a projecting in one direction from the storage space between the body parts. The body part 13 constitutes the outer side of the pouch and is extended to form a flap portion 13a projecting in the opposite direction` from the storage space. The flap portion 12a is provided with Ysocket fastener members 15, and the flap 13a is provided with stud fastener members 16 to engage the members 15, so that when the flap portions are-folded across the body portion 12 as shown by Figure 6, they are coupled together and collectively constitute a support-engaging member adapted to bear on one side of a supporting stra 17 shown by dotted lines in Figure ,6. aid strap may be an apparel belt worn on the waist of the user, or 1t Lmay be a portion of the Suspenders of the user, or

a s'trapotherwise supported. The flap 13"' constitutes the bottom of the storage space, as shown by Figure 6. The described pouch construction is inexpensive and durable, involving the employment of only two pieces lwhich are alike' in form and size and are converted 4into a pouchV by the operation of lprovided with a complemental .folder of sheet material Such as thin iexible mental socket fastener rectangular and composed of any suitably shown by Figure 2,

strong and flexible material, such as leather adapted to be folded on the intersecting lines 20 kand 21 (Figure 1). When the folder 19 is folded, it assumes substantially the form and is adapted to be inserted in the pouch, the folder when 'unfolded, having an area considerably greater than that of the-storage space of the pouch.

The folder is provided at one of its edges with a fla 22, preferably integral with the folder an rojectin therefrom at one side of the midength 0% sa'd edge. This flap is provided with a s et fastener member 23 complemental to the member 18 on the pouch j thereto by the inter-engagement The arrangement is such that when theA folder 19 is folded and inserted in the pouch, the flap 22 is adapted 'to overla thel outer side of the pouch and be detachalbl secured o the fastener members 18 and 23.

The fla constitutes a handle adapted to be graspeId user, so that the folder, when folded, may

' be conveniently inserted'in and removed from the pouch, and held when removed and unfolded, in plain view of a traffic .oiicer,\ so that a licensesheet 25, confined on one side of the folder, may be' conveniently dis played. Y

' A portion of the material of the folder is preferably cutout to form anforice 26 at the intersection of the foldin "lines and 21, so that when the sheet is olded its material is prevented from objectionably bulgP i angular pieces 27 of celluloid which the corner befolded with the ing at said intersection. ,Figure 1 shows a portion of the -license "sheetk broken: away to show the orice 26. v

The folder may .be providedl with anyA suitablemeans vfor confining the lcornerportions of the license sheet 25, preferably trior other transparent material eachsecured alon -two of its edges to the olding sheet by stitches 2 8, said pieces` and the portions of the folder covered thereby constituting pockets -in portions of the license be inserted. The license sheet suflicientl ilexiblejto enable it to older.

It is obvious that the folder' may confine other articles of value, such as bank notes, railway tickets, etc. l `l It is obvious that thel pouch maybe simisheet may should be by the thumb and linger of the d Maaate larly engaged with a strap fixed to a handi bag and located within the same, and with a strap secured to or worn ona garment for use by ladies.

A plurality of holders may be ap liedvin the manner described to a single liolding .member or strap.

the pouch is made by uniting two ,substantially rectangular pieces 32 and 33 of flexible leather along three edges by stitches 34, so that the pouch has an open mouth. The piece 32 constituting the inner side of the pouch is provided v with a'suport-engaging member 35, preferably -a eather strip united at itsend portions by stitches 37 and 38 to the pouch an unattached Y which and the pouch an apparel belt 17 or other support may be inserted. The piece 33 constituting the outer side of the pouch is provided with the fastener member 18 ada t ed toengage the socket member23 of t e folder flap 22.

I claim: 1. An article ofthe character stated comprising a pouch having on one of its sides means for engaging a support and provided on the outer face of its other side with and having central portion betweenV cation shown by Figures 7 a fastener member, and a flexible folder adapted to receive and display a sheet-like member and having at one edge a flap, which proiects from the folder when the atter is ol ed and constitutes a handle whereby the folder may be inserted in or removed from the pouch, the handle flap w'th a complemental fastener member adapted to engage thefastener pouch when the folder is in the pouch. e

rising a twenif h f png tomo t epouc means or'enga asu port and'provided on the outer ace yof 'the other side with a fastener member, a exlble folder adapted to receive anddis 1pouch having on one of its"sides, e planes of the mouth` and-bot play a vsheet-like member and having at onev .edge a Hap,

which ro'ects from the folder when the latter is olcied and constitutes a handle whereby the fo der may be 1nA or removed from the pouch, the handle flap bemg provided with a complemental fastenermember adapted to engage the fastener member on the pouch when the folder 1s 1n the pouch.

being provided f member' on the.

2. .A n article' of the character stated com` 3. In a holder of the character stated, a l

pouch composed` of two duplicate parts or Sections oflexible sheet material, each including a body portion anda flap portion, stitches connecting opposite ends of the body portions, so tht said portions form the sides of a storage space, the Hap ortions projecting in op osite directions rom said space, and comp emental fastener members fixed to said flaps and adapted to be interengaged to couple the flaps together at the inner side of the pouch, so that ther-flaps collectively constitute a support engaging member adapted to bear on one side ofa supporting strap interposed between the ila sand the inner side of the pouch, one o the aps forming the bottom of the storage space, the outer side of the pouch being provided with a fastener member adapted to engage a complemental fastener member on the flap of a folder inserted in said space.

In testimonywhereof I have affixed my 20 signature.

THOMAS RALPH ATKINS. 

